{"product_id":"how-to-test-negative-for-stupid-and-why-washington-never-will-a-senators-funny-and-perceptive-takedown-of-washington-politics","title":"How to Test Negative for Stupid: and Why Washington Never Will―A Senator'S Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington Politics","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most distinctive and funny politicians, Senator John Kennedy (the one from Louisiana)—hailed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolitico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as “America’s most quotable Senator”—offers his perceptive (and hilarious) takes on the ridiculousness of political life in this scathingly witty takedown of Washington and its elite denizens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Test Negative for Stupid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers the Senator’s tongue-in-cheek guidebook through Washington, punctuated by his thoughts on various issues and humorous stories about life from Louisiana politics and inside the Senate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the mind—and mouth—of \"America's Most Quotable Senator\":\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Always be yourself . . . unless you suck.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I say this gently: This is why the aliens won’t talk to us.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“If you trust government, you obviously failed history class.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I believe that our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Always follow your heart . . . but take your brain with you.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’m not going to Bubble Wrap it: The water in Washington, D.C., won’t clear up until you get the pigs out of the creek.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I have the right to remain silent but not the ability.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Common sense is illegal in Washington, D.C., I know. I’ve seen it firsthand.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I believe that we are going to have to get some new conspiracy theories. All the old ones turned out to be true.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bayou Mercantile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52383062458651,"sku":"6d46d1fb-a3d7-4239-8d41-023953d1fd5b","price":26.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/3283\/2795\/files\/096c15a6df1c85efe0cbbdfae37dbff8.jpg?v=1781996177","url":"https:\/\/bayoumercantile.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-test-negative-for-stupid-and-why-washington-never-will-a-senators-funny-and-perceptive-takedown-of-washington-politics","provider":"Bayou Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}